Alchemica Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Found this to be a good review. Not suggesting self-medication using plants as a standalone to replace conventional pharmacotherapy but particularly think it may have some merits as adjunctive treatment, particularly if one sticks with more benign phytochemicals in line with more dietary-type modifications etc Alternative Therapy of Psychosis: Potential Phytochemicals and Drug Targets in the Management of Schizophrenia https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.895668 Anti-schizophrenic drugs have variable efficacy in different patients, with often poor efficacy and sometimes with debilitating side-effects. There is a great need of more efficacious and safer remedies. Phytochemicals offer potential and diverse alternatives to allopathic anti schizophrenic medicines due to their wide array of biological activities such as anti-inflammatory activity, anti-oxidant potential, affecting neurotransmission, and modulating cell signaling pathways Possible factors? - genetic and environmental factors, prenatal infections - neurochemical factors (dopamine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate, serotonin and noradrenaline - interplay of neuro inflammation, oxidative stress, cell signaling pathways and abnormal immune system activation Phytochemicals playing a beneficial role? - Phytochemicals showing efficacy against schizophrenia belong to different phytochemical classes such as alkaloids, tannins, glycosides, phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenes, terpenoids and essential oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immanuel Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 I have schizophrenia and the medications I need to take to maintain some level of functioning are the worst! The side effects are horrible. Funnily enough I also have found that NMDA antagonists have some sort of therapeutic effect on me. I've tried a lot of things to help but I have also found CBD with a low level of THC was helpful for me. The most important part of my recovery has been a focus on inner work through meditation type practices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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